Mobius: Let's Make a Big Move
In the training ground, the sounds of weapons clashing rang out continuously. The young man and the girl, one wielding a spear and the other a longsword, were evenly matched for a time.
Hua Suohui's weapons aren't limited to gauntlets. Judging from the fact that Herrscher of Sentience inherited Hua Suohui's memories and is proficient in various martial arts, Hua Suohui possesses quite a lot of skills, but...
Compared to ordinary people, Hua is proficient in every weapon, even outstanding in some aspects. However, compared to someone like Sakura, Hua seems to be a jack-of-all-trades and master of none.
Putting aside everything else, just based on what Herrscher of Sentience said, she is indeed a cut above Kevin in terms of skill, but even without the Heavenfire Kevin can still easily overpower her. The answer is that she can overcome all skills with sheer force.
If it were Zhu Yufeng in his Fallen Angel era, there would be very few people who could withstand a single shot from the Black Abyss White Flower. In such a situation, no matter how superb the weapon skills are, they are useless.
As things stand, neither Zhu Yufeng nor Hua has undergone the Hypervariable Surgery, but both retain memories of their previous lives' battles. Furthermore, Zhu Yufeng has been training for several months. Although Hua is a student who has practiced martial arts since childhood, his physical abilities are still somewhat inferior to those of men. Overall, in terms of skill, Zhu Yufeng is inferior to Hua, while in terms of strength, Hua is inferior to Zhu Yufeng.
The final result was that the two sides were evenly matched.
Hua wanted to use the sword in his hand to counterattack, but Zhu Yufeng knew this and chose to stop short of giving Hua any chance to use the sword against him.
Finally, Zhu Yufeng seized an opening in Hua's defenses and knocked Hua's sword away with a single spear thrust. However, Hua remained completely calm, and Zhu Yufeng suddenly remembered that Hua also wielded weapons in both hands.
"Was it a deliberate attempt to create an opening?"
I misjudged you, Hua. I thought you were an honest kid!
Taking advantage of the gap created by Zhu Yufeng's inability to retract her spear after knocking away her sword, Hua struck Zhu Yufeng's chest with a palm, causing Zhu Yufeng to stagger back several steps. Then, Hua positioned Zhu Yufeng outside the attack range of her spear, adopting a starting stance.
Zhu Yufeng braced himself on the ground with one hand using his spear, waved his hand and said, "Let me catch my breath for a while, Hua, that palm strike of yours was really solid."
Hua put away his stance and simply said, "I am well aware that my skill ceiling is only so-so. In the face of absolute power, technique can only play a limited role. Your skill ceiling is far higher than mine."
Zhu Yufeng took a breath and looked at Hua: "Floating Life is full of ups and downs, nothing more than defeat and triumph. Hua, you don't need to underestimate yourself. Your potential far exceeds your expectations."
Hua is a late bloomer. Even after reaching 50,000 power and being severely weakened, Hua unleashed a Tai Xu Sword God, which was incredibly oppressive.
"Perhaps," Hua said noncommittally. "No matter what my limit is, I will never reach the level you once achieved."
Because, like most people, you can't cross that bottom line in your heart. Zhu Yufeng thought to himself.
Artificial Collapse is a taboo for many Fusion Warriors, an inviolable red line. They always consider themselves human and are unwilling to give up their last bottom line as human beings.
At the same time, triggering Artificial Collapse does indeed carry the risk of losing one's mind. Zhu Yufeng himself has personally killed several Fusion Warriors who lost their minds and could not recover after triggering Artificial Collapse. As for Kosma, it can only be said that he was able to be awakened. Otherwise, the worst outcome would have been that he would have been wiped out by the Fallen Angel Squad.
As for how risky it is to lose one's mind, Zhu Yufeng is not sure, because most Fusion Warrior refuse to use Artificial Collapse.
Zhu Yufeng scoffed at this. His view on the concept of humanity was "I think, therefore I am." He believed that if he was a human being, then he was a human being, regardless of what others thought.
That's what he thought, so when he used the Artificial Collapse technique, although he often felt the urge to destroy something for a period of time, he eventually suppressed it. As for the other members of the Fallen Angel Squad, he didn't know. Perhaps some of them never considered themselves human from the beginning and accepted their non-human identity.
"Maple, the doctor wants you to go to her lab the Present. She has something to tell you." Klein the Present the entrance of the training ground.
While training against Sakura, Elysia noticed this and tilted her head. Could it be that Mobius is also preparing to go up for A?
Hmm... based on her understanding of Mobius, even if Lilith were to seduce Maple Mobius might not necessarily reciprocate, after all, Dr. Mobius... is someone who is very bad at expressing his feelings.
So, something must have happened to Zhen.
"I understand." Zhu Yufeng nodded and looked at Hua, saying, "Hua, why don't you go and train with the simulated enemy alone for a while?"
Hua nodded in understanding. Although she didn't know what Mobius wanted to do, she was certain that Mebius wouldn't dissect Feng... probably?
Zhu Yufeng walked out of the training field and saw Klein still standing there. He asked curiously, "Klein, aren't you coming over?"
Klein shook her head and said, "I need to stay here to observe and test some of this warrior's indicators." The Doctor probably didn't really want her to go either. Was Klein so clueless about people? Besides, she had other tasks, such as the Doctor asking her to test Kevin's limits. On the way here, Vill-V had given her a special machine, saying it could help her.
Hmm... it seems everyone is quite concerned about Kevin.
Zhu Yufeng was puzzled, but he didn't ask any more questions and went straight to the Mobius laboratory.
Upon arriving at Mobius's laboratory, Zhu Yufeng discovered that Mobius was not conducting any experiments or recording data; instead, he was sitting upright and waiting for him.
Suddenly I feel a little nervous. Is Mobius also planning to come up for the A-League?
"You're here, Yu Feng. Have a seat." Mobius gestured for Zhu Yufeng to sit in the chair opposite her. "Don't worry, there are no bugs here. No one will know what we're talking about. Oh, by the way, it doesn't matter if Vill-V hears us. She's not part of the group."
Zhu Yufeng sat down and looked at Mobius: "So, Doctor, what brings you here?"
Mobius frowned slightly, clearly bothered by the title, but she decided to Fire Moth down to business first. "Yu Feng, I want to know, have you ever thought about taking down those old bastards and taking control of the Present?"
Zhu Yufeng paused for a moment. This was no small matter. If this got out, he and Mobius would be silenced in no time. However, since Mobius dared to say such a thing, she must have already taken all necessary precautions. He looked at Mobius and said, "I've thought about it, but it's impossible. Security measures around high-ranking officials are one issue, and the fact that few people can replace them in their work is another."
Mobius said, "There are people who can replace them, Yu Feng. You may not know or understand who can replace them, but I do."
Zhu Yufeng thought for a moment, then shook his head. "No, human greed is endless. Once they've tasted the sweetness of power, they won't be content to remain puppets forever."
For example, ever since Elysia A came up, she has become more unrestrained than before, and has a tendency to evolve into Lilith.
"Heh... there's even less to worry about then. As long as one appears, we'll make an example of them until the successors realize they have no right to resist." Mobius sneered. "You know, there's never a shortage of people who want to sit in this position."
Zhu Yufeng remained silent. Mobius's words made sense. In his previous life, he lacked connections, so he had no way to assassinate high-ranking officials, let alone find a trustworthy replacement.
But in this life, he has the support of Mobius, and if he were to say a word, Evil would definitely support him, so... it might be worth a try.
"Then the biggest problem is how to assassinate them?" Zhu Yufeng said, looking at Mobius. "I can order Yuga to attack the high-ranking positions, but that might expose Honkai the Present to the whole world. Besides... if we hand over all the high-ranking positions to Yuga to eliminate, it's hard not to suspect that someone within the Fire Moth instructed this Honkai Beast."
Mobius glanced at Zhu Yufeng with surprise. It seemed that Yu Feng had really considered these things. That made sense, otherwise she wouldn't be Yu Feng. She continued, "So, I need to borrow the power of a future Fallen Angel. You know who I'm talking about, right?"
Zhu Yufeng pondered for a moment and said, "Xila? If it's her, then it's indeed possible. I do know the exact location of the assassin organization that Xila belongs to, but... the risk is still too great."
"As long as we can find Xila, that's fine." Mobius handed an experimental report to Zhu Yufeng. "I still have the right to apply for an experiment on a death row inmate and report it as death afterward. I'm able to do this thanks to Vill-V's assistance."
Zhu Yufeng glanced at the experimental report, then looked at Mobius: "Is the Hypervariable Surgery ready to be launched?... Well, yes, the Present's no need for large-scale promotion yet."
It seems he doesn't even need to go to Vill-V anymore; Mobius has already informed Vill-V in advance.
Mobius chuckled lightly, "Oh? I thought you'd be eager to prepare for the future rollout of the Fusion Warrior Project."
"The Honkai... cannot be predicted by common sense." Zhu Yufeng said, "Pushing the Fusion Warrior Project too early may cause the Herrscher of Binding to arrive sooner, and the Herrscher of Binding will become more uncontrollable later on."
"So, you..."
"Our goal is to ultimately defeat the Finality. In this process, any sacrifice we make is negligible," Zhu Yufeng said earnestly. "If we cannot defeat the Finality, it is meaningless to preserve any number of humans."
Mobius smiled faintly, "I'll be putting in a lot of effort during this process, so, Yu Feng, aren't you going to do something in return?"
Zhu Yufeng: "?"
Mobius sighed inwardly, twirling a strand of his hair with his bracelet on his wrist. "I say, isn't it getting a bit too formal to keep calling me Doctor? You could just call me Mobius now, right?"